The first expedition of the renewed Bush Blitz partnership is currently taking place on Nanda Country, near the town of Kalbarri, more than 6 hours’ drive north of Perth. A team of 16 scientists, mostly from the Western Australian Herbarium and the Western Australian Museum, have come to discover the plants and animals living in […]
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Renewed commitment to Bush Blitz
The Australian Government and BHP have renewed their partnership to support the Bush Blitz program in a joint investment of $11.6M. Bush Blitz will run a further 13 expeditions across Australia over a 5-year period, continuing to inform the picture of Australia’s unique biodiversity. The first expedition will be on Nanda Country in Western Australia […]
Wilinggin Country, Western Australia 2022
Wilinggin Country, Western Australia 2022: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to the south-western area of Western Australia’s central Kimberley plateau region. Between 18 and 29 July 2022, the expedition team recorded at least 674 species, including 31 species that may be completely new to western science […]
Tjiwarl Country, Western Australia 2023
Tjiwarl Country, Western Australia 2023: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to the northern goldfields region of Western Australia. Between 28 August and 8 September 2023, the expedition team recorded at least 602 species, including 65 species that may be completely new to western science (10 bees, […]
Rungulla, Queensland 2022
Rungulla, Queensland 2022: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to northern Queensland. Between 2 and 13 May 2022 the expedition team recorded at least 829 species, including 40 species that may be completely new to western science (1 ant, 5 flies, 6 true bugs, 2 spiders, 22 […]
Far West Coast, South Australia 2021
Far West Coast, South Australia 2021: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of a Bush Blitz expedition to South Australia. Between 22 November and 3 December 2021 the expedition team recorded at least 922 species, including 33 species that may be completely new to western science (6 bees, 11 wasps, 1 moth, […]